BOT: Reserve Money and International Reserve Report

                                                  27-28/07/2017     21-Jul-17     14-Jul-17
International Reserve1/ (billions of baht)             6,307.70      6,253.00      6,286.60
(billions of US$)                                         189.3         186.6         185.4
Net Forward Position                                       30.6          32.3          31.6
(billions of US$)
Net Claims on Government                                   63.5          40.1         -14.7
(billions of baht)
Net Claims on Financial Institutions                  -4,830.50     -4,771.50     -4,713.60
(billions of baht)
Reserve Money                                          1,681.00      1,640.10      1,633.70
(billions of baht)

Published 4 Aug 2017

1/ Since 26 May 2000, the Bank of Thailand has reported weekly international reserve

figures on mark-to-market basis.

2/ Starting October 2016, international reserves include currency that has been added

to the calculation of the SDR basket.

 International Reserve                 = Gold + Foreign currency reserves + Special

Drawing Rights + Reserve position in the IMF

 Net Forward Position                  = Bank of Thailand's forward obligations to buy

(+)or sell (-)foreign currency against Thai Baht

 Net Claims on Government              = Bank of Thailand's lending to Government-

Government's deposits at the Bank of Thailand and

Currency held by Government

Institutions-Bank of Bank of Thailand's borrowing

from Financial Institutions

 Reserve Money                         = Notes and coins in circulation + Deposits of

financial institutions at the Bank of Thailand.

 Notes:                                - Government includes Central Government only.

• Bank of Thailand has excluded Financial

Institution Development Fund since 1 January 2007.